![Vitamin C deficit Vitamin C deficit](http://medlineplus.gov/ency/images/ency/fullsize/24434.jpg)
Overview
A lack of vitamin C is usually found in malnourished older adults, leading to nutritional disease such as scurvy.
Review Date 1/19/2023
Updated by: Stefania Manetti, RD/N, CDCES, RYT200, My Vita Sana LLC - Nourish and heal through food, San Jose, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.